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    The Kriya Yoga Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda

    “Meditation: Finding Inner Peace & Joy” — Free Lecture With Guided Meditation

    Friday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.

    Washington D.C. Center of Self-Realization Fellowship
    4911 Niagara Road, College Park, MD 20740

    Did you know that you can have a personal experience of inner peace and joy through meditation? Join us for an evening with Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Govindananda that explores how meditation can lead to the natural development of deep calmness and the awakening of spiritual consciousness. This talk will include a guided meditation and will give an introduction to how “we can, through the science of meditation, find life’s most sought-after and precious gifts right within ourselves, no matter our outer circumstances,” says Brother Govindananda.

    Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi) taught that a foundation for truly balanced and successful living comes from realization of the Divine within oneself through meditation. He founded Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in 1920, at the behest of his line of renowned gurus, to teach worldwide the science of Kriya Yoga meditation — which enables a seeker to experience the underlying oneness that unites all people, all religions, and all life.

    Your Speaker for This Event

    Brother Govindananda — whose name means “bliss through mastery of the senses” — has been a member of the SRF monastic community for more than 25 years and resides at SRF’s international headquarters. He has been a regular speaker and meditation leader at the SRF Hollywood Temple and has lectured on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and South America.

    Brother Govindananda

    The Weekend Program

    In addition to the Public Lecture, SRF monastics will be conducting classes on the SRF techniques of meditation. These classes, held on Saturday, are open to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, Paramahansa Yogananda’s home-study course on meditation and balanced living. If you are not a student of the SRF Lessons but wish to attend these classes, you may do so by enrolling in the Lessons before or during the weekend program.

    Everyone is welcome to participate in the meditations on Saturday and Sunday as well as the inspirational talk and satsanga (question and answers) on Sunday led by the monastics. Learn more about the full weekend program.

    Parking and Metro Connections

    Parking

    Parking is available at the locations indicated on the map below. The event is at Washington D.C. Center of Self-Realization Fellowship, 4911 Niagara Rd., College Park, MD, the red pin on the map. Parking is at your own risk; Self-Realization Fellowship Washington D.C. Center is not responsible or liable.

    A – 4911 Niagara Rd., Washington D.C. Center of SRF parking lot (Not available on Saturday, April 20, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. except handicapped)

    B – 4920 Niagara Rd. parking lot, across the street from the Washington D.C. Center

    C – 4907 Niagara Rd. parking lot, next door to the Washington D.C. Center

    D – 4912 Nantucket Rd. parking lot, behind the Washington D.C. Center

    E – 4924-4938 Edgewood Rd. parking lot, one block from Washington D.C. Center

    F – 9900 Rhode Island Ave. parking lot, one block from Washington D.C. Center

    Washington DC 4911 Niagara Rd Google Maps

    Metro Connections

    The closest public transit is the Metro’s Greenbelt Station at the north end of the Green Line. It is an 18-minute, 0.9 mile walk from the Metro to the D.C. Center, directions below. You can also call a taxi or ride share, like Uber or Lyft.

    Walking Directions From Metro Greenbelt Station

    Exit the Metro and walk under the tunnel. Continue straight on Lackawana Street. Right on Narragansett Parkway. Left on Edgewood Road. At the light cross over street (Rhode Island Avenue) and then turn right. Left at Niagara Road. The D.C. Center is on left at 4911 Niagara Road.

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    Weekend Program

    Weekend Program Overview

    All are welcome to join us for the group meditations, inspirational talks, and reception events scheduled with the visiting Self-Realization Fellowship monks during this weekend program. The monks will give talks on Paramahansa Yogananda’s Kriya Yoga teachings, sharing their helpful counsel on how to navigate life’s challenges as well as their own anecdotes about journeying on the spiritual path.

    The classes on the SRF meditation techniques are available only to those who are current or past students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons. If you are not a current or past SRF student, we invite you to enroll in the SRF Lessons so that you may attend the classes on these powerful techniques, which are integral to the science of Kriya Yoga taught by Paramahansa Yogananda.

    Schedule

    Friday, April 19

    • 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. — Public Lecture with Guided Meditation
    • 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. — Reception with light refreshments

    Saturday, April 20

    • 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. — Meditation
    • 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. — Meditation Technique Review Class I *
    • 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. — Break
    • 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Meditation Technique Review Class II *
    • 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. — Kriya Yoga Initiation Ceremony **

    Sunday, April 21

    • 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. — Kriya Yoga Review Class **
    • 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. — Meditation
    • 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Sunday Service (Inspirational Talk)
    • 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. — Reception with light refreshments
    • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. — Satsanga (questions and answers)

    * Open to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons
    ** Open to Kriyabans only

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    Kriya Yoga Initiation

    Kriya Yoga Initiation Ceremony

    Kriya Yoga is the highest method of God contact. In my own search for God I traveled all over India, and heard wisdom from the lips of a number of her greatest masters. I can therefore vouch for the fact that in Self-Realization teachings are the highest truths and scientific techniques given to mankind by God and the Great Ones.

    Paramahansa Yogananda

    Kriya Yoga initiation is a sacred step on one’s spiritual journey that involves a deeper commitment to the Self-Realization Fellowship spiritual path and the establishment of the guru-disciple relationship with Paramahansa Yogananda and his lineage of enlightened masters. Learn more about the Kriya Yoga path of meditation.

    Apply to Attend by April 1 (for Eligible Students)

    SRF Lessons students who are eligible for Kriya Yoga initiation may log in or create an account to apply by April 1 in order to attend the initiation ceremony to be conducted on April 20.

    All current SRF Kriyabans are also welcome to attend the Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony. Please let us know you will be attending by emailing: washington.dc.srf@gmail.com. If you are an SRF Kriyaban, but have not yet attended a Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony, please register by sending an email to Membership Services Kriya Yoga Registrar through KriyaRegistrar@yogananda-srf.org, or call +1 (818) 549 5151 no later than April 1.

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    Location & Contact Information

    Location & Contact Information

    Events to be held at:

    Washington D.C. Center of Self-Realization Fellowship
    4911 Niagara Road, College Park, MD 20740

    For further information:


    The events are geared toward adults, but children twelve years and older may attend if they wish. We are not able to accommodate younger children at the meetings.

    We ask that no audio or video recordings (cell phone cameras included) be made during the events, and that still photography be limited to outdoor areas. Thank you for your cooperation.

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